“ | Ring of Braves Blanks assembled by the Azure Witch come to this ring to challenge the Sicarius, ancient gods of war. Only the toughest may hope to survive and claim the right to become the Warrior of Light. |
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~ In-Game Description |
Ring of Braves is a multiplayer-exclusive region released on September 8th, 2016. Players team up in groups of four to take on giant fiends known as Sicarius.
Overview[]
Ring of Braves is an area that is exclusively multiplayer. Players team up to defeat enemies to gain experience and materials to gain Rare Ability Cards, Materials and Items. Each party is made of a maximum of 4 players.
Multiplayer uses a separate Player Level, know as Multiplayer Rank, that determines the max Multiplayer Stamina a player has. Multiplayer Rank can only be increased by completing quests in Ring of Braves, and completing quests will not affect a Player's Level. Card EXP is gained the same in Single and Multiplayer.
Roles[]
Each Job has its own designated role that determines how that Job is typically played and what bonuses that Job has.
Attackers[]
“ | Use abilities to turn a target's Break gauge red. Once its Break gauge is depleted, us your abilities and Ultimates to reduce the target's HP. |
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Attackers are the main damage dealer of the party. They have a bonus to their attack and increase the Ultimate Gauge of allies when using abilities.
Damage Up+50%
Breakers[]
“ | Use normal attacks to reduce a target's red Break gauge, and reserve abilities until its guard is broken. | „ |
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Breakers are responsible for reducing the Red Break gauge of Sicarius and Guardians. They have a bonus to their break power and increase the Ultimate Gauge of allies when using their basic attack.
Break Power Up+50%
Defenders[]
“ | Use element drives to protect the group. Use the ailments and taunt abilities in your deck to draw enemy fire. In a clutch, use healing drives to restore allies' HP. |
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~ In-Game Description |
Defenders are responsible for drawing enemy attacks from the rest of the party by using Abilities that cause the Taunt ailment or by reducing the damage dealt to the party by using damage reduction ailments. They have a bonus to their HP and their Elemental Drives gives Elemental Resist or HP Restore to the entire party.
HP Up+50%
Healer[]
“ | Use your group-wide casting perk to give heals and boons to all your allies. Use a deck that has a high chance of drawing life orbs to keep casting support spells. |
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~ In-Game Description |
Healers are the support of the party and are responsible for giving allies boons and restoring their HP. They have a bonus chance to draw Life Orbs. With the exception of Shift and Force Abilities, when a Healer uses a Support Ability it affects the entire party.
Parties[]
Players work together in Parties to battle the Sicarius. Players can form or join a party by speaking to the Azure Witch in the Ring of Braves. Players can participate in parties in two ways: Forming a Party and Finding a Party.
Finding a Party[]
Players can join a party after determining the deck they want to use, the difficulty and elements of the bosses available at that time. Players can only join in Party Slots that are free or are reserved for their Jobs Role. Players can also find Parties by entering the Party ID on the search page.
Joining a Party and participating in battle does not require Multiplayer Stamina, but players will receive half as many Components as the Party Leader. On the search page, players can choose to join parties using Multiplayer Stamina, which doubles the amount of Components received.
After joining a party a player can choose ready; once all additional players have selected ready, the battle can begin.
Forming a Party[]
Forming a Party putting you into the leader position and requires the use of Multiplayer Stamina to begin the battle. Party Leaders can decide what difficulty the Quest is and the individual Quest. Once the Leader has decided the Quest, they can decide what their party composition will be. The party composition can be made up of 1-4 Players and can be opened for any Player to find, reserved for a Specific Role, reserved for players with the Party ID, filled with an AI Partner or Locked to reduce the number of players in the battle. Leaders can also determine the minimum Player Level required to join the party.
Once the Party has been created the party leader learns the Party ID to send to friends. The Party has 15 minutes to be filled before it is cancelled. The Battle can be started once all players are Ready.
Guides[]
List of Quests[]
Permanent Quests[]
Static Quests[]
Weekly Quests[]
The Summon Ticket reward for first clear is only given during the new presence period of the main Sicarius. For returning presence, 5 Ability Tickets are given instead.
Event-Only Quests[]
Name | Difficulty | Start Date | End Date | Drops Using Stamina | First Time Party Leader Reward |
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Tyro the Visitor | ★ | 08-Sep-2016 | 06-Oct-2016 | Tyro's Pencil (x2) | Phoenix Down |
06-Apr-2017 | 04-May-2017 | Tyro's Pencil (x2) | Phoenix Down | ||
Tyro the Enlighted | ★★ | 15-Sep-2016 | 22-Sep-2016 | Tyro's Quill (x2) | Phoenix Down |
29-Sep-2016 | 06-Oct-2016 | Tyro's Quill (x2) | Phoenix Down | ||
06-Apr-2017 | 04-May-2017 | Tyro's Notebook (x2) | Phoenix Down | ||
Tyro the Invincible | ★★★ | 06-Apr-2017 | 04-May-2017 | Tyro Quartz (x2) | Phoenix Down |
Item Exchange[]
See: Item Exchange
Notes[]
- In the April 2017 update, a number of changes were applied:[1]
- ★4 quests were made available on a weekly rotation, while ★2 and ★3 quests became permanently available.
- exchange rates for items were adjusted.
- materials to augment Sicarius cards to ★5, skill coins, and weapons were added to the Item Exchange.
- materials (such as Fiery Gem) were removed from the Item Exchange.
- the face of the Azure Witch was revealed.
- In the September 2017 update, certain ★4 quests were introduced simultaneously where two Sicarius of the same elemental affinity was available at the same time. The first simultaneous ★4 quests were "Anima & Hashmal" and "Shiva & Hecatoncheir".[2]
- In the November 2017 update, ★5 quests were made available on a weekly schedule, and ★4 quests became permanently available.[3]